The following selection—alphabetical by title—reflects Cuban medical publishing in international journals over the last quarter on an array of topics.
A Mangifera indica L. Extract Could Be Used to Treat Neuropathic Pain and Implication of Mangiferin. Garrido-Suárez BB, Garrido G, Delgado R, Bosch F, del C Rabí M. Molecules. 2010 Dec 9;15(12):9035–45.
Antileishmanial Patents, Antileishmanial Current Drugs and Relevant Patents. Monzote L. Recent Pat Antiinfect Drug Discov. 2010 Dec 30.
Anti-NeuGcGM3 Antibodies, Actively Elicited by Idiotypic Vaccination in Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer Patients, Induce Tumor Cell Death by an Oncosis-Like Mechanism. Hernández AM, Rodríguez N, González JE, Reyes E, Rondón T, Griñán T, et al. J Immunol. 2011 Mar 15;186(6):3735–44.
Attentional network task in schizophrenic patients and their unaffected first degree relatives: a potential endofenotype. López SG, Fuster JI, Reyes MM, Collazo TM, Quiñones RM, Berazain AR, et al. Actas Esp Psiquiatr. 2011 Jan;39(1):32–44.
De Marco Formula effectiveness as an adjunctive therapy to prevent infected ischemic diabetic foot amputation and reduce plasma fibrinogen. Mesa MG, Duarte HA, Carretero JH, Fors López MM, Vilas MM. J Tissue Viability. 2011 Jan 4 [Epub ahead of print]
Dengue: a continuing global threat. Guzmán MG, Halstead SB, Artsob H, Buchy P, Farrar J, Gubler DJ, et al. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2010 Dec;8(12):S7–S16.
Depressive symptoms evaluated by the Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS): Genetic vulnerability and sex effects. Martín-Reyes M, Mendoza R, Domínguez M, Caballero A, Bravo TM, Díaz T, et al. Psychiatry Res. 2010 Dec 31.
Diagnosis and Screening for Cytomegalovirus Infection in Pregnant Women in Cuba as Prognostic Markers of Congenital Infection in Newborns: 2007–2008. Kourí V, Correa CB, Verdasquera D, Martínez PA, Alvarez A, Alemán Y, et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Dec;29(12):1105–10.
Ethical Dilemmas in Genetic Testing: Examples from the Cuban Program for Predictive Diagnosis of Hereditary Ataxias. Mariño TC, Armiñán RR, Cedeño HJ, Mesa JM, Zaldivar YG, Rodríguez RA, et al. J Genet Couns. 2011 Jan 25. [Epub ahead of print]
Hospitalization of Cuban children for giardiasis: a retrospective study in a paediatric hospital in Havana. Escobedo AA, Almirall P, Alfonso M, Salazar Y, Avila I, Cimerman S. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2011 Jan;105(1):47–56.
Increased serum S-100B and neuron specific enolase–Potential markers of early nervous system involvement in essential hypertension. González-Quevedo A, García SG, Concepción OF, Freixas RS, Sotolongo LQ, Menéndez MC, et al. Clin Biochem. 2010 Dec 1.
Inhibition of Tumor-Induced Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cell Function by a Nanoparticulated Adjuvant. Fernández A, Mesa C, Marigo I, Dolcetti L, Clavell M, Oliver L, et al. J Immunol. 2011 Jan1;186(1):264–74.
Long-term persistence of clinical symptoms in dengue-infected persons and its association with immunological disorders. García G, González N, Pérez AB, Sierra B, Aguirre E, Rizo D, et al. Int J Infect Dis. 2011 Jan;15(1):e38–43.
Newborn hearing screening test with multiple auditory steady-state responses. Mijares Nodarse E, Herrera Alonso D, Gaya Vázquez J, Santos Febles E, Cecilia Pérez Abalo M, Mendez Alarcón L, et al. Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp. 2011 Jan 5. [Epub ahead of print]
Process-oriented fidelity research assists in evaluation, adjustment and scaling-up of community-based interventions. Pérez D, Lefèvre P, Castro M, Sánchez L, Toledo ME, Vanlerberghe V, et al. Health Policy Plan. 2010 Dec 12.
Quantitative ultramicrotest for newborn screening of galactosemia in Cuba. Frómeta A, Reyes EC, Castells E, Tejeda Y, Almenares P, Pérez PL. J Perinat Med. 2010 Dec 21.
Risk factors for Giardia infection among hospitalized children in Cuba. Bello J, Núñez FA, González OM, Fernández R, Almirall P, Escobedo AA. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2011 Jan;105(1):57–64.
Seroprevalence of antibodies to hepatitis E virus in two large communities in Havana, Cuba. Villalba MC, Guan M, Pérez A, Corredor MB, Frometa SS, Moreno AG, et al. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Dec;104(12):772–6.
Study of Various Presentation Forms for a Peptide Mimetic of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup B Capsular Polysaccharide. Garay H, Menéndez T, Cruz-Leal Y, Coizeau E, Noda J, Morera V, et al. Bioconjug Chem. 2011 Jan 19;22(1):33–41.
Virus Role During Intraepidemic Increase in Dengue Disease Severity. Rodriguez-Roche R, Sanchez L, Burgher Y, Rosario D, Alvarez M, Kouri G, et al. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2011 Jan 22. [Epub ahead of print]
